I am in the comfort of my own home today. It’s Labor Day and a great day to enjoy being at home. Love having these three-day weekends. It’s a time to get caught up, re-organize at home, and to sneak in some shopping. I found some beautiful scarves at H&M. I can’t wait to wear them soon.
Time for a little home inspiration. Have you ever found a pin on Pinterest and could not find the source? Always irritating but I finally found the source for one of my favorite pins. Once I found it, it was like going down a rabbit hole. I could not leave the website and found many more articles to read.
I’m talking about Traditional Home Magazine and this glamorous 1970’s Toronto home that was “frenchified” by designer Colette van de Thillart.
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
Oh my… can I have the chairs….please? Now, these chairs are antique wood framed. Sighing… love, love, and the blue and white print. Need I say more?
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
Fresh flowers elevate any room.
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
The kitchen is very appealing as well. Love the valance and sink skirt. The pattern and dark colors help break up all the white.
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
Now I am normally a crystal chandelier kind of girl but this over-sized lantern by Vaughan has been thinking twice. Isn’t that elegant?
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
You guys know that I love this room. The paint color? But of course. Love the lilac paint color and creamy color hues of the room. I only dream of having a sitting area like this in my bedroom.
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
The sitting area in the room. A dream….
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
And this is the guest bedroom! How fantastic! I would love to be able to have a beautiful guest bedroom such as this! Love the bedspread. It’s by Gluckstein.
And finally here is the designer herself. Is anyone else trying to figure out where to find this umbrella? Wow!
photo credit: Colette van den Thillart.com
I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful and inspiring home tour. If you wish to read the original article you may do so here. I hope you all enjoy your Monday!
Oh my goodness. I am still wiped out and it’s only Monday. I don’t know what it is but I feel like something is sucking the energy out of my body. I think it could be the new school schedule for my daughter. Leaving the house almost an hour earlier has been a huge adjustment for us. Well, let’s go ahead and get started with my favorites for this month.
Let’s start with the photo above. I have really enjoyed all of my floral arrangements this month. I have had LOTS of arrangments. My local grocery store has been running sales left and right. Even this past weekend I was able to get three dozens of roses at $6 each! Amazing right?
My second favorite has been my dowel tote handbag from Target. I have been carrying non-stop and have received numerous compliments on it. It’s chic, cheap and spacious. It’s a winner!
My third favorite has been a bit of a surprise. I purchased these pearl hair clips from H&Mbut Target also has them here. I have seen a few YouTubers and Instagrammers with these and I was a little hesitant but I love them! They look great and add a bit of a whimsical look to your appearance. Give them a try!
My fourth favorite has been Jennifer L. Scott’s video about her vintage Victoria magazine from 1994. I can’t tell you guys how many times I have watched it. It’s been a few. I was inspired by this and recorded my own flip through on my Youtube channel with my own vintage Victoria magazine. My magazine is from 2002 not quite as old but it was the beginning of who I am today. I hope that you guys got a chance to watch her video and mine.
Her video
And here is my video
The fifth favorite on my list is my newly painted bedroom. I know that it has not been an entire month yet but I do love it! Color makes such a difference in a home. It can change how you see a room completely.
And my last favorite was the vintage purse/truck show that I got invited to last week. I enjoyed that so much and really loved looking at all of the vintage Louis Vuitton’s and Gucci bags. I did not make a purchase but loved having an opportunity to visit, shop, and have a mom moment.
I hope you all enjoyed my favorites for this month. Share some of your monthly favorites below. I am curious about what has made you smile this month.
It is Friday and the month of August is winding down. I can’t believe it! Goodness, gracious! Next week will be time to share my monthly favorites already. I have a few to share and really enjoyed this month’s items.
I am so excited you guys. You want to know why? It’s because this weekend’s low is going to be in the ’50s! Oh yeah! My husband has a fit when I get excited about 50-degree weather. I love my crisp morning air walks to my office. It is the best thing ever to me. I so love wearing my skirts, still being bare-legged and wearing one of my gorgeous pink blush scarfs. It is so chic!
Sighing…. it is just bliss to me. So today I wanted to share a little favorite of mine. Climbing roses…. aren’t they just like heaven?
I have always wanted climbing roses on my home but my husband gives me all of these excuses as to why they are bad for the house. I don’t even remember what the excuses were. Maybe it’s because I ignore him when he tries to ruin my beauty ideas.
Wouldn’t you love to have something like this embracing your home? I know I would. The vines, the scent….. it’s just glorious.
I have always wanted a backyard gazebo or some sort of sunroom in my backyard. I would even settle for having climbing roses on my garage. I just want them!
Well as always thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoy your weekend. I hope these 50-degree lows stick around for a few days.
Bonjour!
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And time for a little blue and white find. A few weeks ago, after viewing some wonderful findsat Ann Taylor, my family and I stopped by Sur La Table.
Remember I talked about this wonderful place when my husband and I took a cooking class there for a date night. Gosh, we really need to do that again, but they had new dinner plates and accessories.
Aren’t these fab? And they are thick. They don’t feel like discount plates. They look and feel wonderful! These are called the Toscana dinner platesand they come in green and white also.
There were matching bowls, platters,and mugs. I hope I can catch them on sale the next time we go. I would love to have a few of the plates. I really adore those.
If you have a Sur La Table near you go and visit it. It is a beautiful store with wonderful accessories and supplies on how to dine well. My husband and I love visiting our store. There are always items we want for home and always classes that we want to try.
I am very excited this morning. As most of you know my bedroom, master bathroom and our daughter’s room was painted this weekend. Oh my gosh, it has been a long wait but my husband and our good friend Rob got it done Saturday morning.
I wrote about the paint colors in 2017 so this has been in the making for a while.
I made sure that I stayed out of the way. I was invited to a purse/truck party on Saturday morning. There were vintage Louis Vuitton’s and Gucci’s available. I did not purchase anything. I was not emotionally ready to spend over $1,000 and I am glad that I didn’t.
After
When I came home it was almost finished so I just waited downstairs and relaxed. I think it turned out great! It is pretty close to the color that I originally picked out.
It’s funny the color is called excalibur gray. It’s interesting how they name colors now.
It definitely has a purple tone to it. I was trying to talk my husband into a pink blush but that didn’t go so well. I think down the road I will end up getting it.
I do love my new paint color and will enjoy it. Our daughter’s room was painted a sky blue and she loves it! I would post a picture but her room is a mess. Teenagers! I hope you all have a great Monday and thanks for reading!
Bonjour Everyone! I hope that your Friday is starting off well. Mine is okay. We dropped my step-son off at Ball State yesterday. It was a little bittersweet but I know that he is thrilled to begin his new journey.
I absolutely hate it when Ann Taylorsends out emails. I know that I have to look at the new arrivals section and I always hope that I don’t find anything.
That was the case when I received the new arrivals email about two weeks ago. My wish did not come true. Sighing…
I now have six new items on my wish-list and I really want them. Usually, when I see something on the website that I want I will just add it to my wish-list. Once I have a moment I print out my wish-list and go to my local Ann Taylor store to see it in person.
I am very fortunate to have two stores that have remained in our city. In some cases when I arrive at the store and view the item I am so glad that I did purchase it because it was not as pretty in person or the item is see-through. That has saved me lots of headaches.
This weekend my husband took me to the Ann Taylor and I was hoping that the items would look like crap but…. they don’t and now I can’t wait until they go on sale!
The first item on my wishlist is this floral wrap flare dress. Isn’t it the perfect green? I love the floral design on it and the cut of the dress.
It looked great on the mannequin and will be staying on my list.
Next was the pleated tie blouse that matched the dress. I saw this immediately with one of my black swing skirts, a single strand of pearls, and a great pair of kitten heels. So this is staying on the list. This blouse is also available in winter white and was also added to my list.
The second dress that was on my list was this beautiful pleated skirt dress in blue glaze. Isn’t it stunning? I saw this with some kitten heels and a pearl bracelet. This would also be great in the autumn with a pair of brown heels and a beautiful cardigan. I must get it!
Fourth on my list are these great houndstooth pumps. I MUST HAVE THESE! I am trying to wait until these go on sale. I don’t want to pay full price so I am trying to be patient. I have a feeling that I am going to love these. So chic and classic!
I am loving all of these finds from Ann Taylor. I am trying my hardest to wait for the best prices but sometimes things sell out so we will see how it goes. I did stop in Ann Taylor Loft to look around and I did end up finding some great items there.
This pearl necklace was on sale and is very elegant. The pearls almost look like saltwater pearls. It’s lovely.
This wonderful and whimsical pleated polka dot dress. Oh my gosh! This dress is soooo elegant. It flows behind you as you walk. It’s just perfect! I love it so.
Well, I hope you guys have enjoyed these elegant finds from my favorite store. Please share if you have any of these pieces. I would love to hear about them.
Well, this was an interesting paragraph that I came across in the English Etiquette book, it was called “Rules for Good Partnerships at Home”. I had to share these tips on today’s blog post. I know we could all use some help in those marriages because sometimes wanting to live in order and being able to accomplish it with a spouse that is different from you can be challenging.
photo credit: The Knot.com
The first tip is…
All decisions made by the partnership are final, and not to be undermined by subordinates. These rules stay in place even if one partner is out of the picture temporarily.
(My husband and I established with the children when they were very young)
Second…
Children must be respectful to both parents and not try to win one over in order to change the opinion of the other.
Third…
Parents must demonstrate respect for their partner in front of their children. There is to be no badmouthing or complaining about their spouse in front of them.
(This one can be hard. Because sometimes I just want to beat my husband for not doing something that I asked him to do 6 years ago)
Fourth…
Parents must ensure that they have sufficient “scared time”. This means a set time in which children must be in bed so that parents can relax alone. Children are not permitted in the bedroom of the parents, or for cuddles on the sofa DURING THIS TIME.
And lastly,
Allow the love for your partner to be seen in front of the children. Kiss, compliment and communicate. You are the models for your children’s future relationships. Set a good example.
Great tips! Most of these my husband and I do pretty well but I’m telling you I have wanted to slap him upside his head for not doing something. Especially when I have waited for YEARS!
I hope that you all enjoyed these tips from author Alena K. Pettitt and pick up her book!
(photos via Pinterest, tips via The English Etiquette)
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